NPSL: Nonprofits in Second Life

Beginning this fall, we are excited to announce opportunities for a
group of young people to receive $1000 USD in seed funding and social
entrepreneurial training through the Dream It. Do It. Initiative in
Second Life.

The D.I.D.I. Initiative is an exciting partnership between Global Kids
and Ashoka's Youth Venture. Through January of 2009, the D.I.D.I.
Initiative is supporting up to 40 teams of young people with up to
$1000 USD and tools and training to launch ventures that benefit their
communities, either within or outside the virtual world of Second Life.

We would very much appreciate it if you could help us to promote this
opportunity to your student groups and networks.

Overview:

D.I.D.I. empowers young people to identify social and health issues in
their communities and to create and lead their own social ventures to
address these issues. A venture can be a club, organization, business,
or program that is ongoing and benefits one's community in some way.
With the D.I.D.I. Initiative's support, each team of young people
develops an action plan to design and launch their own social
entrepreneurial projects. When the teams are ready to launch, the
Initiative offers:

Seed funding (up to $1,000 per team)
Technical allies to provide additional advice and expertise
Ongoing tools and support sessions

For more information, we invite you and your students to stop by one
of our info sessions to be held at the Global Kids HQ in Second Life
at the following times this week:

Thursday 9/18, 1pm PDT
Thursday 9/18, 6pm PDT
Friday 9/19, 12pm PDT

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Teaching/222/165/24